Have you heard of Shahdidar Hanuma? You could call her a real life Cinderella! She was a servant to a princess, who stole a prince’s heart! The prince, who is well known in Bosnia for his kindness and wisdom, was Gazi Husrev Bey, the grandson …
Have you heard of Dr. Hanifa Osmanovic? It is said there are very few people from the Podrinje region who didn’t know Dr. Osmanovic. She was born in Zvornik during WWII. While she was still in her mother’s womb, her father Ibrahim (Abraham) was taken …
Have you heard of the Blagaj Tekke (Blagajska Tekija)? Blagaj Tekke (Tekija) is a 600 year old Dervish monastery outside Mostar, built at the site of an old Bogomil sanctuary. It is situated in a picturesque and serene setting, at the base of a cliff …
Did you know the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina houses the most celebrated Passover Haggadah in the world? According to David Stern, a professor of Jewish and Hebrew literature at Harvard University, it is “probably the most famous medieval illustrated Hebrew manuscript, period.” According …
